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Voices: ‘University is not for everyone’: Readers welcome Andy Burnham’s education shake-up – with one big caveat

  • Burnham unveils major reform to boost vocational routes from age 14.
  • Reader reaction largely positive, likening plan to Germany's system.
  • Caveat: risk of a regional "postcode lottery" without proper funding.

Andy Burnham has announced the biggest overhaul of England's schools system in 15 years, aiming to break the long-standing bias towards university education in favour of vocational and technical training. Under the plan, students would be offered technical routes alongside academic subjects from age 14, with Burnham arguing…

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Andy Burnham poll tracker: Prime minister and Labour’s approval ratings in four charts

  • Andy Burnham's popularity has surged since becoming prime minister
  • Labour now level with Reform UK and Tories in polls
  • Analysts say lasting success hinges on delivering policy pledges

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has enjoyed a rapid surge in popularity within weeks of taking office, dubbed the "Burnham bounce" by pollsters, as Labour's fortunes recover from the low point reached under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer. Political analysts, including Sir John Curtice, attribute the shift both to…

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Burnham’s spanner in the works leaves UK government tech scattered across Whitehall

  • Burnham scraps UK tech minister role, splits DSIT across three departments
  • AI minister gets Cabinet seat; digital minister does not
  • Move risks incoherent government tech strategy and procurement

New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has broken up the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), scrapping the dedicated technology minister post and scattering responsibility for government digital transformation across three separate departments. This risks creating a fragmented approach to how Whitehall manages and modernises its ageing…

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Andy Burnham to host cross-party talks on social care – but neither Kemi Badenoch nor Ed Davey can attend after ‘being given just 18 hours’ notice’ – while Nigel Farage is snubbed

  • Burnham to host social care talks but key leaders can't attend
  • Badenoch and Davey given just 18 hours' notice
  • Farage excluded from the talks entirely

Andy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, is set to host cross-party talks on reforming social care, but the effort has been undermined by scheduling problems and a deliberate exclusion. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey are both unable to attend after reportedly…

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Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat

  • Georgia's 13th district special election heads to a runoff
  • No candidate reached the 51% threshold needed to win outright
  • Late Rep. David Scott's daughter fell short of clinching the seat outright

Two Democratic candidates have advanced to a runoff after neither secured the majority needed to win a special election for Georgia's 13th congressional district, the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Scott. The seat is important because it will determine who joins the House Democratic…

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UEFA reportedly threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA stake sale plan

  • UEFA threatened to boycott the World Cup over FIFA's stake-sale plan
  • Critics say the sale could enrich FIFA president Gianni Infantino
  • FIFA gave nations 53 days to accept a £30m-linked offer

UEFA has reportedly threatened to boycott the World Cup over FIFA's proposal to sell external stakes in the tournament, in a dispute that culminated in FIFA giving national football associations just 53 days to accept a £30 million offer tied to the plan. Critics, including Daily Mail columnists…

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Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots

  • Burnham's technical education plan echoes Kenneth Baker's UTC model
  • UTCs report under 5% youth unemployment versus 16.4% nationally
  • Unions worry Burnham's proposals lack detail and clear funding

Andy Burnham's plans to put technical and vocational education on an equal footing with academic routes in England have won unlikely praise from Kenneth Baker, the 91-year-old former Conservative education secretary who introduced university technical colleges (UTCs) in 2010. The prime minister's proposal would see schools develop technical…

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Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? | The Knowledge

  • Kazuyoshi Miura, 59, scored for Fukushima United, extending his oldest-goalscorer record.
  • Egypt's Ezzeldin Bahader, who scored aged 74 in 2020, remains the all-time oldest scorer.
  • Brazil's Formiga, scoring at 41 in 2019, tops the women's game.

Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura extended his own record as the oldest goalscorer in professional football, netting for Fukushima United in a 7-0 thrashing of Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor's Cup on 25 July 2026, aged 59 years and 149 days. It was his first competitive goal in almost…

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DAN HODGES: The young women helping Burnham to win the TikTok battle with Reform

  • Young influencers are boosting PM Andy Burnham's social media profile over Reform UK
  • Reform's online output has narrowed to defending Farage's Clacton seat
  • Reform faces a growing online challenge from Rupert Lowe's Restore party

Young social media activists are helping newly installed Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham outperform Nigel Farage's Reform UK in the online battle for political attention, according to Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges. A team of influencers, including 19-year-old Ellen Stewart, produce slick, meme-driven content promoting Burnham and his…

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Parking Enforcement Concerns Mount on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road as Fines Take Toll on Traders

  • Businesses on Ecclesall Road report parking fine policy is deterring customers from the area
  • Around 2,500 fines issued annually (≈7 per day) on the busy shopping street
  • Traders concerned that strict parking enforcement is harming local commercial viability

Business owners operating on Sheffield's Ecclesall Road have raised serious concerns about the area's parking enforcement policy, claiming it is actively deterring customers from visiting the street. The traders describe

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